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Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal Of Lawsuit In Favor Of Easement Holder

June 21, 2021

The Second District Appellate Court affirmed dismissal of landowners’ claims for being barred by the statute of limitations. See Super Mix of Wis., Inc. v. Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America, LLC, 2020 IL App (2d) 190034. An energy company, represented by Spesia & Taylor, was sued by landowners after the company refused to move and reroute its pipeline located in an easement on the properties at issue. The energy company’s easement had ... Read More

Filed Under: Commercial Litigation, Eminent Domain, Energy & Utilities, News & Cases Tagged With: Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Eminent Domain, Energy & Utilities, Spesia & Taylor, Super Mix of Wis. Inc. v. Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America LLC 2020 IL App (2d) 190034

Appellate Court Affirms Condemnation Rulings

January 16, 2020

The Fourth District Appellate Court affirmed compensation in three eminent domain cases in favor of an energy company represented by Spesia & Taylor. During the condemnation proceedings, the defendants sought over $5,300,000 for 7.3 acres of permanent pipeline easements. Eight months after the cases were filed, attorney John Spesia effectively argued that the compensation owed for the 7.3 acres totaled $45,000. The trial court agreed with ... Read More

Filed Under: Eminent Domain, News & Cases Tagged With: Eminent Domain, Fourth District Appellate Court, John Spesia, Spesia & Taylor

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